In work was made evaluation of fresh and dry meadow lichen from semi-natural extensive meadow. It was made a characterization of the botanic composition of the green growth in terms of value in use, affinity to plant community as well as organoleptic value of hay, its chemic composition and nutritive value for horses. It was concluded that extensive meadow when not fertilized and late mowed gives hay with very high share of plants without, low or moderate fodder value score. Most of plants species represent Molinio-Arrhenatheretea class plant community. Very small digestible protein content, large share of crude fibre and acid detergent lignin as well as considerable deficit of macro elements was determined in hay. Because of low nutritive value hay from semi-natural meadow may comprise only minor addition in nutritive rations for horses.

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